John S. Knight Convention Center

Jane Trinter, event coordinator, 330-375-2109, ext. 6688, trintja@ci.akron.oh.us

Time and dates: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23

Cost: free (free downtown parking)

This is the one event for you and your baby’s every need. Expectant and new parents of infants and toddlers up to age 2 are invited to the Healthy Baby Fair at the John S. Knight Convention Center in downtown Akron.

Birth & Beyond Inc. Doula Services

1075 Woodhaven Blvd., Akron

Contact: Noreen Roman, director, 330-333-4996 or 330-666-9533, info@birthandbeyond.org,

www.birthandbeyond.org

Costs: call for prices and discounted packages

Insurance accepted: no (special payment arrangements available)

Training/certification: DONA trained, certified

Birth doula and postpartum doula, videotaping allowed, handles high-risk pregnancies, works with back-up midwives/doulas if not available, provides 24-hour coverage

Services: prenatal consultation, lactation assistance, light housework and grocery shopping/errands, care for other children

Other information: Birth & Beyond provides labor support and postpartum doulas. Now in our 10th year, we have served thousands of families throughout Cleveland, Akron and North Canton. Contact us for a free information packet (via e-mail). Free consultations and gift services are available.

30799 Pine Tree Road, #306, Pepper Pike

Jennifer Rosenberg, M.D., 216-378-9576, donor@clevelandconceptionconnection.com

or recuprent@clevelandconceptionconnection.com,

www.clevelandconceptionconnection.com

CCC is an egg-donor agency that recruits egg donors ages 21 to 30. Egg donors donate eggs to couples who otherwise cannot conceive due to various reasons, including age, premature ovarian failure, pour egg quality, miscarriage and disease. Many couples have realized their dreams of building a family by the generous gift of egg donation.

14519 Detroit Ave., Lakewood

Contact: Jodi Dixon, RN, 216-529-7006, jodixo@lkwh.org

www.lakewoodhospital.org

Average number of deliveries per year: 800; number of LDR rooms: 0; number of LDRP rooms: 8; average number of Caesarean deliveries per year: 18 percent

Midwives on staff: yes; doulas allowed to attend birth: yes

Prenatal specifics: childbirth education, sibling celebration, infant massage, breastfeeding, CPR for infants and child, Relatives in the Know (what to expect)

Visiting hours: friends 1-8 p.m., significant other 24 hours, grandparents/siblings 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Neonatal ICU offered: no, but a special-care surgery is available for babies with complications expected to resolve rapidly

Postpartum classes: sibling celebration, Relatives in the Know (what to expect when visiting mother and baby)

Special programs: first-time and teen mother get a home visit, lactation consultation

Additional information: A complete renovation of the unit will be completed in June. Water births are now offered.

23551 Lorain Road, North Olmsted

Cliff, 440-734-BABY (2229), sweetdreamsohio@aol.com, www.sweetdreamsbaby.net

Costs: convertible cribs start at $249, with free layaway, delivery and assembly available

We are a children’s furniture store specializing in name-brand products at affordable prices. We offer layaway on all items. Our convertible baby cribs start at $249. We are a store "where buying a new crib won’t break the bank."

Womankind Maternal

& Prenatal Care Center

5400 Transportation Blvd., Suite 10, 

Garfield Heights

216-662-5700, www.womankindcleveland.com

Womankind offers free prenatal care and a full range of support services to pregnant women and their families. Womankind annually serves approximately 1,700 women, with all services provided at no cost. Services include prenatal care, pregnancy testing, counseling, childbirth classes and assistance with baby items. If in need of services, know someone who is or would like to help us, please contact us.